Research Commentary. Academic Rewards for Teaching, Research, and Service: Data and Discourse

Michael E. Whitman, Anthony R. Hendrickson and Anthony M. Townsend
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Michael E. Whitman: Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, College of Science and Mathematics, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144-5591
Anthony R. Hendrickson: Department of Logistics, Operations, and Management Information Systems, College of Business, Iowa State University, 300 Carver Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011-2063
Anthony M. Townsend: Department of Business Administration, College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, 207 MBNA America Hall, Newark, Delaware 19716-2710

Information Systems Research, 1999, vol. 10, issue 2, 99-109

Abstract: In most institutions faculty members are expected to teach, research, and perform community service. The emphasis placed on each activity is expected to vary considerably between institutions and departments. To examine this expectation, a nationwide survey was made of both American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) institutions and non-AACSB institutions, participants rated 80 publications for their value in reviews of research performance, and responded to a series of questions pertaining to the importance of publication types on the merit compensation, promotion, and tenure processes. These results were made available to the IS community, and approximately 150 comments were obtained. The survey results and the comments suggest that there might be some convergence in expectations of academic performance across institutions, as research-oriented institutions require better performance on teaching, teaching-oriented institutions require better performance in research, and all institutions impose greater service demands on IS faculty.

Keywords: IS Research Issues; IS Journals; Computer Science Education; Promotion and Tenure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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